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Languages by Country

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5 chapters · 94 cards
  1. 01
    Africa14 cards · ~2 min
  2. 02
    Americas13 cards · ~2 min
  3. 03
    Asia28 cards · ~5 min
  4. 04
    Europe35 cards · ~6 min
  5. 05
    Oceania4 cards · ~1 min

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  1. 01Egypt · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
    Arabic

    Modern Standard Arabic is official

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  2. 02Kenya · 2 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Swahili and English

    Both are official languages

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  3. 03Morocco · 2 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Arabic and Amazigh

    Both have official status

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  4. 04Ghana · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  5. 05Mozambique · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  6. 06Nigeria · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  7. 07These two languages are widely used in Tanzania's national administration and education.RECALL
    Swahili and English

    National and official-use languages

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  8. 08Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution officially recognizes this many languages.RECALL
  9. 09This Semitic language has long served as a federal working language in Ethiopia.RECALL
  10. 10Madagascar · 2 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Malagasy and French

    Official languages

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  11. 11Rwanda · 4 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Kinyarwanda, English, French and Swahili

    Official languages

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  12. 12Senegal · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  13. 13Tunisia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  14. 14Zambia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  15. 15Brazil · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
    Portuguese

    The largest Portuguese-speaking country

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  16. 16Mexico · most widely spoken languageRECALL
    Spanish

    The country's most widely spoken language

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  17. 17Canada · 2 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    English and French

    Both are official federally

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  18. 18Argentina · most widely spoken languageRECALL
  19. 19In Bolivia, this colonial language is official alongside 36 Indigenous languages.RECALL
  20. 20Chile · most widely spoken languageRECALL
    Spanish

    Most widely spoken language

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  21. 21Colombia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
    Spanish

    Official nationwide language

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  22. 22Costa Rica · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  23. 23Ecuador · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  24. 24This is Peru's principal nationwide official language.RECALL
    Spanish

    Official where predominant

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  25. 25Uruguay · most widely spoken languageRECALL
    Spanish

    Most widely spoken language

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  26. 26Venezuela · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  27. 27Paraguay · 2 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Spanish and Guaraní

    Official languages

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  28. 28Japan · most widely spoken languageRECALL
    Japanese

    Written with kanji and two kana syllabaries

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  29. 29South Korea · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
    Korean

    Written with the Hangul alphabet

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  30. 30Iran · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  31. 31Thailand · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  32. 32Vietnam · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
    Vietnamese

    Uses a Latin-based alphabet

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  33. 33Turkey · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  34. 34Indonesia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
    Indonesian

    A standardized variety of Malay

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  35. 35These two languages are used for India's Union government business.RECALL
    Hindi and English

    Used by the Union government

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  36. 36Israel · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
    Hebrew

    Arabic has a special legal status

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  37. 37Bangladesh · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  38. 38Philippines · 2 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Filipino and English

    Both are official languages

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  39. 39China · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
    Standard Chinese

    Official language

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  40. 40Georgia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  41. 41Kazakhstan's state language and the language used officially alongside it in state institutions.RECALL
    Kazakh and Russian

    State and official-use languages

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  42. 42Malaysia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  43. 43Nepal · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  44. 44Pakistan · 2 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Urdu and English

    National and official languages

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  45. 45Saudi Arabia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  46. 46Singapore · 4 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil

    Official languages

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  47. 47Sri Lanka · 2 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Sinhala and Tamil

    Official languages

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  48. 48United Arab Emirates · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  49. 49Armenia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  50. 50Azerbaijan · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  51. 51Cambodia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  52. 52Laos · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  53. 53Mongolia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  54. 54Myanmar · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  55. 55Uzbekistan · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  56. 56Austria · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
    German

    The nationwide official language

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  57. 57Greece · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
    Greek

    Has a documented history spanning millennia

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  58. 58Poland · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  59. 59Hungary · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
    Hungarian

    Part of the Uralic language family

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  60. 60These four languages have national-language status in Switzerland.RECALL
    German, French, Italian and Romansh

    Four national languages

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  61. 61Finland · 2 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Finnish and Swedish

    Both are national languages

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  62. 62Ireland · 2 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Irish and English

    Irish is the first official language

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  63. 63Belgium · 3 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Dutch, French and German

    Official languages

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  64. 64Bulgaria · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  65. 65Croatia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  66. 66Czechia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  67. 67Denmark · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  68. 68Estonia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  69. 69France · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  70. 70Germany · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  71. 71Iceland · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  72. 72Italy · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  73. 73Latvia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  74. 74Lithuania · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  75. 75Netherlands · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  76. 76North Macedonia · 2 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Macedonian and Albanian

    Official languages

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  77. 77Norway's principal national language has the written standards Bokmål and Nynorsk.RECALL
  78. 78Portugal · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  79. 79Romania · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  80. 80Russia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  81. 81Serbia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  82. 82Slovakia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  83. 83Slovenia · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  84. 84Spain · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
    Spanish

    Official nationwide language

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  85. 85Sweden · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  86. 86Ukraine · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  87. 87Albania · principal nationwide official languageRECALL
  88. 88Belarus · 2 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Belarusian and Russian

    Official languages

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  89. 89Bosnia and Herzegovina · 3 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian

    Official-use languages

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  90. 90Cyprus · 2 nationwide official languagesRECALL
    Greek and Turkish

    Official languages

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  91. 91Australia · most widely spoken languageRECALL
    English

    Most widely spoken language

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  92. 92These three languages have official status in New Zealand as of September 2026.RECALL
    English, Māori and New Zealand Sign Language

    English received statutory official status in August 2026. Māori and New Zealand Sign Language are also official languages.

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  93. 93This English-based language serves as Papua New Guinea's lingua franca.RECALL
  94. 94Alongside iTaukei, Fiji's 2013 Constitution specifies these two languages for government business.RECALL
    English and Hindi

    The 2013 Constitution names iTaukei, Hindi and English for government business. Fiji Hindi is a local variety; the constitutional wording…

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